Alaska state agencies are increasingly struggling to comply with the law, auditor warns

The Alaska State Capitol on March 25, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
Alaska’s state government is increasingly failing to keep up with requirements in state and federal law, the state’s nonpartisan auditor told a group of lawmakers on Wednesday.
Legislative Auditor Kris Curtis said she identified dozens of accounting and compliance issues in her agency’s most recent audit. Those range from the Department of Corrections overspending its budget to the Division of Public A